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2 September 1944

Mission Details

Description: FIGHTER SWEEPS

Notes: P-47 Fighter Groups took part. Fighter sweep of Brussels/Antwerp area. 56th Fighter Group

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: NA

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People

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30207) nicknamed "Big Red.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bailey Crew.'

William Lloyd Tobin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675138
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Co-Pilot

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.